Blog: Product Liability - Page 35

There is an old adage that you get what you pay for. Under it one may assume that the more expensive the item, the better quality it will be and the less chance there is of it being defective. While this may be true in some cases, in others, it may not make a difference. This is illustrated in the recent recall issued by the exotic car maker, Ferrari. The recall is due to a defect that affects the trunk. More specifically the issue is that someone could...

Earlier this year, General Motors (GM) originally reported thirteen deaths due to the defective ignition switch in certain GM vehicles; however, that number has increased to 19 and is expected to grow. GM recalled more than 2 million cars in February because of faulty ignition switches followed by a 3 million vehicle recall in June to prevent the same issue. The defective ignition switches would shut off the vehicles engine and disable the air bags and certain...

It feels like there have been so many car recalls as of late that for some people they may all have blended together. This could lead to confusion and leave some car owners wondering whether or not their vehicle was affected. The good news is there is a fairly easy way to find out.Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rolled out a Web page that contains information from the last 15 years regarding vehicle recalls. The database is searchable...

It is likely that may people reading this post have a laptop computer. The transportable computers have become such an integral part of most peoples’ lives that there are many different brands and styles available. Few who use these electronic devices probably think that they could be injured by them. Individual who have Hewlett-Packard laptops may want to think twice about this. There is a risk that the power cord could overheat and melt.As a result...

In June, millions of vehicles were recalled due to possible defective air bags. BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota were among the major automobile makers to recall their vehicles. The vehicles had to be recalled due to air bags that could potentially explode. The defective air bags were produced by a Tokyo based manufacturer called Takata. Takata is a manufacturer that many automobile makers turn to in order to reduce the cost...